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This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis.
Yoo or Yu, or sometimes Ryu or Ryoo, is the English transcription of several Korean surnames written as 유 or 류 in hangul. As of 2000, roughly a million people are surnamed Yoo in South Korea , making up approximately 2% of the population.
Korean personal names. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. OCLC 453054. Price, Fiona (2007). "Chapter 6: Korean names". Success with Asian names: a practical guide for business and everyday life. Intercultural Press. ISBN 9781857883787
Suki Kaiser , actress, married to actor Jonathan Scarfe; Suki Kim (born 1970), Korean American writer, author of The Interpreter; Suki Kwan, Hong Kong actress who appeared in Drunken Master II and other films; Suki Lahav (born 1951), Israeli violinist, vocalist, actress, lyricist, screenwriter, and novelist; Suki Manabe (born 1931), Japanese ...
Suki Chan (born in Hong Kong) is an artist and filmmaker whose work uses light, moving image and sound to explore our perception of reality. [1] ...
The Royal Seal of the Jinju Kang (姜) Family in the Kingdom of Goguryeo. Clans whose surname uses the Hanja character 姜 include the clans of Jinju and Geumcheon seat. The majority belong to the Jinju Kang clan (진주 강씨; 晉州 姜氏) is said to be descended from Goguryeo commander Kang I-sik.
In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including: [2] [3] Hyun-sook (6th place in 1950, 8th place in 1960) In-sook (8th place in 1950) Jung-sook (4th place in 1940, 2nd place in 1950) Kyung-sook (7th place in 1950, 5th place in 1960) Mi-sook (2nd place in 1960) Myung-sook (5th place ...
The original pronunciation of 穌 has been reconstructed as *s.ŋˤa in Old Chinese, but this had already developed into su by the time of Middle Chinese. [5] The addition of the grass radical suggests its original meaning was its use describing varieties of the mint perilla, but its general meaning today is as an abbreviation for Suzhou and replacement for a related word meaning "revive".